Polk County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Polk County, Texas?
Only 41% of eligible citizens in Polk County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 59% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Polk County
In the November 2022 midterm, 16,776 of Polk County’s 40,872 eligible citizens voted: 41.0% turnout. That’s about the same as Texas overall (40.8%) and 5.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 24,096 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Polk County ranks #99 of 254 counties in Texas for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.
| County | Rank | Turnout | Per vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee County | #96 | 41.0% | 2.4 |
| Cochran County | #97 | 41.0% | 2.4 |
| Fannin County | #98 | 41.0% | 2.4 |
| Polk County | #99 | 41.0% | 2.4 |
| Brown County | #100 | 41.3% | 2.4 |
| Hall County | #101 | 41.4% | 2.4 |
| Shelby County | #102 | 41.4% | 2.4 |
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